Dna: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule That Shook the World

by Borin Van Loon, Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, et al.

Book Overview

With humor, depth, and philosophical and historical insight, DNA reaches out to a wide range of readers with its graphic portrayal of a complicated science. Suitable for use in and out of the classroom, this volume covers DNA's many marvels, from its original discovery in 1869 to early-twentieth-century debates on the mechanisms of inheritance and the deeper nature of life's evolution and variety.

Even readers who lack a background...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231142714
• ISBN13: 9780231142717
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.2"